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The Senate Committee on Government Operations has jurisdiction over matters relating to the administration of government and justice; compensation of and retirement benefits for public officials and employees; suffrage; nominations and elections; municipal corporations; military affairs, including veterans and civil defense; public records and open meetings; and reapportionment.

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  • 20-0989 - An act relating to temporary elections procedures in the year 2020
  • 20-0970 - An act relating to temporarily suspending the in-person requirements for quasi-judicial municipal proceedings
  • 20-1038 - An act relating to using Australian ballot for municipal meetings in the year 2021
  • 20-0950 - An act relating to government operations relating to emergency medical services in response to COVID-19
  • 20-0865 - An act relating to OPR bill provisions
  • 20-0946 - An act relating to temporary elections provisions in response to COVID-19
  • 20-0948 - An act relating to temporary Open Meeting Law procedures in response to COVID-19
  • H.16 - An act relating to boards and commissions
  • H.48 - An act relating to increasing the tobacco tax on cigarettes and new smokeless tobacco
  • H.58 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Barre
  • H.59 - An act relating to the codification of the charter of the Rutland County Solid Waste District
  • H.73 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Barre
  • H.104 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation
  • H.107 - An act relating to paid family and medical leave
  • H.135 - An act relating to the authority of the Agency of Digital Services
  • H.143 - An act relating to appointing town agents
  • H.207 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Montpelier regarding non-citizen voting in City elections
  • H.345 - An act relating to the placement of inspection certificates
  • H.358 - An act relating to technical corrections
  • H.394 - An act relating to the disposition of the remains of veterans
  • H.427 - An act relating to a uniform process for foreign credential verification in the Office of Professional Regulation
  • H.438 - An act relating to the Board of Medical Practice and the licensure of physicians and podiatrists
  • H.508 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Bennington
  • H.523 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to the State’s retirement systems
  • H.526 - An act relating to town clerk recording fees and town restoration and preservation reserve funds
  • H.530 - An act relating to the qualifications and election of the Adjutant and Inspector General
  • H.539 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Stowe and to the merger of the Town and the Stowe Fire District No. 3
  • H.540 - An act relating to approval of the amendments to the charter of the Town of Williston
  • H.544 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Burlington
  • H.547 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Montpelier
  • H.549 - An act relating to approval of the dissolution of Rutland Fire District No. 10
  • H.550 - An act relating to unclaimed property
  • H.554 - An act relating to approval of the dissolution of the Village of Perkinsville and the merger of the Village with the Town of Weathersfield
  • H.557 - An act relating to municipal regulation of livestock running at large
  • H.558 - An act relating to exempting the Victims Compensation Board from the Open Meeting Law
  • H.608 - An act relating to incompatible local offices
  • H.619 - An act relating to permitted candidate expenditures
  • H.650 - An act relating to boards and commissions
  • H.742 - An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19
  • H.750 - An act relating to creating a National Guard provost marshal
  • H.769 - An act relating to veteran status inquiries on program and service intake forms
  • H.788 - An act relating to technical corrections for the 2020 legislative session
  • H.793 - An act relating to the powers and duties of the Auditor of Accounts
  • H.943 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of St. Albans
  • H.946 - An act relating to approval of the adoption of the charter of the Town of Elmore
  • H.947 - An act relating to temporary municipal tax rate provisions in response to COVID-19
  • H.948 - An act relating to temporary municipal proceedings provisions in response to the COVID-19 outbreak
  • H.952 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charters of the City of Burlington and the City of Barre
  • H.958 - An act relating to communications union districts
  • H.964 - An act relating to compensation for certain State employees (Pay Act)
  • Lessons Learned Bill
  • P.R.1 (Proposal 1)
  • P.R.6 (Proposal 6)
  • P.R.2 (Proposal 2)
  • S.8 - An act relating to the qualifications of candidates for Adjutant and Inspector General
  • S.R.5 (Senate Resolution 5)
  • S.11 - An act relating to limiting senatorial districts to a maximum of three members
  • S.21 - An act relating to establishing the Public Employee Health Benefit Plan
  • S.32 - An act relating to the public financing of campaigns
  • S.47 - An act relating to the persons authorized to make contributions to candidates and political parties and to political committee names
  • S.54 - An act relating to the regulation of cannabis
  • S.68 - An act relating to Indigenous Peoples’ Day
  • S.78 - An act relating to lobbying reporting dates
  • S.106 - An act relating to establishing the Municipal Self-Governance Program
  • S.107 - An act relating to elections corrections
  • S.111 - An act relating to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry
  • S.118 - An act relating to the time frame for the adoption of administrative rules
  • S.121 - An act relating to Adjutant and Inspector General
  • S.124 - An act relating to governmental structures protecting the public health, safety and welfare
  • S.125 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact
  • S.127 - An act relating to the definition and rights of temporary State employees
  • S.134 - An act relating to background investigations for State employees with access to federal tax information
  • S.135 - An act relating to consumer protection and automobile financing
  • S.138 - An act relating to the disposition of the remains of veterans
  • S.143 - An act relating to the membership of the Vermont Municipal Employees’ System
  • S.145 - An act relating to addressing racial bias
  • S.151 - An act relating to the Twin State Voluntary Family and Medical Leave Insurance Plan
  • S.153 - An act relating to creating the Vermont 250th Commission
  • S.156 - An act relating to binding interest arbitration for State employees and municipal public safety employees
  • S.157 - An act relating to expanding the powers of the State Ethics Commission
  • S.176 - An act relating to privatization contracts
  • S.182 - An act relating to government operations regarding emergency medical services and public safety in response to COVID-19
  • S.186 - An act relating to bonded officials
  • S.189 - An act relating to survivor benefits for public employees
  • S.198 - An act relating to an enforceable State Code of Ethics
  • S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation
  • S.233 - An act relating to uniform licensing standards
  • S.243 - An act relating to establishing the Emergency Service Provider Wellness Commission
  • S.244 - An act relating to the creation of the Vermont State Building Security Board
  • S.270 - An act relating to the professional regulation of massage therapy
  • S.286 - An act relating to the membership of the Vermont State Employees’ Retirement System
  • S.287 - An act relating to the contractual rights of members of the Vermont State Employees’ Retirement System
  • S.297 - An act relating to the Agency of Health Care Administration
  • S.304 - An act relating to an Interbranch Cybersecurity Task Force
  • S.305 - An act relating to making State-formed nonprofits subject to the Public Records Act
  • S.307 - An act relating to binding interest arbitration for employees of the Vermont Judiciary
  • S.344 - An act relating to temporary municipal tax rate provisions in response to COVID-19
  • S.345 - An act relating to temporary municipal provisions in response to the COVID-19 outbreak
  • S.348 - An act relating to temporary elections procedures in the year 2020
  • S.349 - An act relating to emergency funding for local government
  • S.354 - An act relating to using Australian ballot for municipal meetings in the year 2021
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